Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-30
NORTH STATE TAXES.
a CtNsIDERABLR INCREASE IT THE
VALUE or PROPERTY.
What the State Treasurer says-a Lively
campaign-Valuable Stables Burned
Another Fire.
Special telegram to the niaratch. l

RALEIGH, y. g.. September %
State-lreasurer Balm says the indi-
cations are that there is a con-
siderable increase in the value of
the property of the State as com
pared with last year. This is shown by
reports iiom the counties 50 far re-
celyCd. The last Legislature reduced
the rate OF taxation from twenty-five TO
twenty cents per one hundred dollars
valuation of property, so that the
anCunt Of taxes, even at the increased
valuation, will be smaller than last year.
treasurer Balm says that in North
G.OlinG the taxes are now lower than
IN ony other state according 20 pop0-
latiOn and wealth.
Advicos received from Haywood are
that very lively campaign Is in pro.
gIcss there on the question OF a sub
-c1ption Of 100000 to a railway which
is 20 pass through that county.
stu ,ater adviccs rs 20 the damage
10y frost TO tobacco IN the AsLeyille Sec
lion are 70 the effect that one fourth Of
tic whole crop is injured.
The peniteHtiary authorities have
signed a contract for grading the rail
WY from Stokcsdalc to Nadison-wo
20 begin December lst with 200 con
yiC's.
Rev. Joseph Evons's stables, in Robe
son county, have been burned, with
,auablc horses, vehicles, and harness.
ioss, 81, 500; no insurance. \ negro
man and woman are IN jaii charged with
burning the stables. The evidence Is
very strong.
Mrs. y. r. Cooper dropped dead at
Durham yesterday. She was q native
of CasDCll county and daughter Of j. j.
James.
Tifty-,ix GALES q cotton, together
With II boX-car and platform, at Tatums
Station, ca tie Capc-Fcar and NadLin-
Vail yyi.way, have been burned. Loss,
sveral thousand dollars.
Frick are rapidly being delivered for
thc State Agricultural and Mechanical
College IL is evident, however, that
work on il VIII not begin before spring,
~ which timc poa: quantities OF ma
torial vii! he on hand.
Ail OF the state exposition building
Is TO DC taken down with iie exception
Of the scath fIont. The roof oil that
portion was covered Nlth liA ias5 year
- The ieIitDtht Of Agriculture, ana
ln 1t IS large collection ol crude pro
ducts, woods, minerals, Sc. That por-
ton Of the great building, which is
t23XJ0 feet, viii be preserved and util-
.zCd rs hdll for the display Of such
products. The timber In tie rest OF
ihe building viii be utd'led ty the
Agricultural aad Mechanical College.
The t,rm Of ~ Augustine Normal
Cicol h,, "a today. aus sehooi-or
iather co.-cee--is ot TINS city, ana j.
HudtI Tie nan cement oil tle h2''co-
l' Clufch I'D ms state MANY oil III
graduates have become ministers AM
teachers.
SANDY cree" i'p'lst ASSOCIATION met
al Enn-Si4 h5 church IL Chatham
county t22-o.y' II is ne second aa3l-
cl"'ioh Oh 'iil' "ohoh'iu"'Ioh Va 'H''
country IN point OF age. and emorlc
CI"'ii'"' h'u"o'Pu' HIaHl tu'e' ana
moore cou9to7' Win 'hIr'y-hlhe
opcnipG sermon was preaShed to-day
ny h'N. 81. H. 0illlll, Oh Chatham. IL
is the l23th annual meeting.
1T is stated on good authority that
the amount OF cnsiiaee pat NJ tins sea
son VIII he "t least four times as great
as IN any Prcyloas year.
MISS Greeley, matron at the asylum
for the Insane at Goilsboro, took q
dose o. lbuGahnn py mistake luesday.
She narrowly escaped death and is SILL
suffering.
Tie store OF William II. Ernui, IN
tfi'Nen county was burned Gay before
i' narrowly 'Saap-" DEATH
ana was competed 10 Jump IRON u So
cord-ioOr WihGoW. Ills loss oI goods
was total
NJ Nathaniel Iayior, an old resi- ient
OF Ons'ow county, was sciz.d wi;h a a.
a Gay or two ago, fell III the fire, and
was burned to death before assistance
came.
lie Famhco Lumber Company !
oil the arrangements Tor bliii-
iug q railway from BlouAt creek az
the I'Aiilco fI''r 10 po'h' III craven